Rep. George Santos is the first person to be expelled from Congress without a criminal conviction or for being a Confederate member. The last expelled congressman was convicted on 10 criminal counts.
New York Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday after House members voted 311-114 to remove the scandal-ridden GOP congressman from his seat.
That puts Santos on a short list of congressmen who were also booted from their positions by their colleagues.
In US history, only 5 representatives and 15 senators have been removed from office.
But Santos’ removal is unique: He’s the only congressman who was removed without a criminal conviction or an association with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Instead, Santos was removed after a damning House Ethics Committee report said there was « substantial evidence » that he violated federal laws. Santos has been indicted on 23 federal charges, including wire fraud and identity theft, which the congressman has pleaded not guilty to.
